The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Semiliquid stuff 5 South Asian 9 Darling

14 Prefix with science

15 The ugly duckling’s mother 16 Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture

17 Chili ingredients 19 Pass

20 Drink with foam 21 Only country with a nonrectangular flag

23 Greek letter used to represent magnetic flux 24 Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum 26 Three wise men 28 Part of a newborn’s schedule 29 Affirmative vote 31 Giving a hand? 32 A lot

34 “A Man Called ___” (Tom Hanks film)

35 Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the misunderstandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across? 39 Laptop brand 41 “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”

42 Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra

46 “The Marvelous _ _ _ Maisel” 47 Health legislation of 2010, in brief 50 Note after la 52 Discolor from age 54 “Groovy!”

55 Snoops around 57 Indian tonal drum 58 Battery terminal 60 Predatory freshwater fish 62 Parking spot at a bar?

63 Hydrox competitor 64 Combo meal choice

65 Carvings named for the first man in Maori mythology 66 Beginning

67 GPS’s guesses

DOWN

1 Frightening Halloween costume

2 Pro golfer Mark 3 How detectives might start their investigation

4 Ice cream units 5 “Spring forward” hrs. 6 Brother of

Logan Roy on “Succession” 7 Setting of “The Crucible” 8 Stamping need 9 Aviator Earhart 10 Grandma, to Brits 11 The lead in pencils, actually 12 Charm

13 First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century 18 “Bye!”

22 Dating app info 25 Scorch the surface of 27 Features of spoiled milk 30 Ending with

Power

32 Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villain 33 A call for help 35 Collection of senior moments? 36 _ _ _ de plume 37 Notable lamb owner

38 Knocks over 39 “Don’t wait!,” in ads

40 Wine from Tuscany

43 Urges to action 44 Necessity for some Venetian transport

45 Yoga position on one’s head and hands

47 Even though

48 Rum cocktail 49 Comes to

51 Actress Knightley 53 Memory glitch 56 Twist

59 “___ want to know?”

61 Long, long time